Movie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Released: October 9, 1935 (1935)

Runtime: 143 minutes

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Grant Mitchell as Egeus
Age at release: 61
Hobart Cavanaugh as Philostrate
Age at release: 49
Frank McHugh as Quince
Age at release: 37
Dewey Robinson as Snug
Age at release: 37
Ian Hunter as Theseus
Age at release: 35
Verree Teasdale as Hippolyta
Age at release: 32
Dick Powell as Lysander
Age at release: 30
Ross Alexander as Demetrius
Age at release: 28
Jean Muir as Helena
Age at release: 24
Olivia de Havilland as Hermia
Age at release: 19

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Otis Harlan as Starveling
Age at release: 69
Hugh Herbert as Snout
Age at release: 51
Joe E. Brown as Flute
Age at release: 44
Arthur Treacher as Epilogue
Age at release: 41
James Cagney as Bottom
Age at release: 36
Victor Jory as Oberon
Age at release: 32
Anita Louise as Titania
Age at release: 20
Mickey Rooney as Puck
Age at release: 15
George P. Breakston as Body Double for Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
Age at release: 15
Billy Barty as Mustard-Seed
Age at release: 10
Helen Westcott as Cobweb
Age at release: 7
Nini Theilade as Fairie
Age at release: Unknown
Katherine Frey as Pease-Blossom
Age at release: Unknown
Fred Sale Jr. as Moth
Age at release: Unknown
Sheila Brown as Changeling Prince (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown